| Women 50m Backstroke XI Swimming World Championship 2005 Montreal, Canada - Thursday, 28th July - Gold Medal: Giann Rooney, Australia | 
| Final 18:24 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag |  | 1. Giaan Rooney |   Australia | 28.63s |   |   | 5 | 22 |  | 2. Chang Gao |   China | 28.69s |   | +0.06s | 4 | 18 |  | 3. Antje Buschschulte |   Germany | 28.72s |   | +0.09s | 2 | 26 |  | 4. Mai Nakamura |   Japan | 28.86s |   | +0.23s | 3 | 26 |  | 5. Sophie Edington |   Australia | 28.87s |   | +0.24s | 6 | 20 |  | 6. Janine Pietsch |   Germany | 28.88s |   | +0.25s | 7 | 23 |  | 7. Hannah McLean |   New Zealand | 28.90s |   | +0.27s | 8 | 24 |  | 8. Nam Eun Lee |   South Korea | 29.35s |   | +0.72s | 1 | 16 |   
| World Record: Janine Pietsch, Germany 28.19s Berlin, Germany 25th May2005 |  | Championship Record: Nina Zhivanevskaya, Spain 28.48s Barcelona, Spain 24th July 2004 |   
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 Semi-Finals - Wednesday, 27th July 18:12 |  | Best 8 times advanced to Final.  |   
| Semi 1 18:12 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 2. Giaan Rooney |   Australia | 28.78s | Q | +0.47s | 5 | 22 | 1.  |  | 3. Mai Nakamura |   Japan | 28.87s | Q | +0.56s | 4 | 26 | 2.  |  | 10.Sanja Jovanovic |   Croatia | 29.06s |   | +0.75s | 1 | 18 | 3.  |  | 11.Elizabeth Coster |   New Zealand | 29.15s |   | +0.84s | 3 | 22 | 4.  |  | 12.Fabienne Nadarajah |   Austria | 29.19s |   | +0.88s | 6 | 20 | 5.  |  | 13.Erin Gammel |   Canada | 29.35s |   | +1.04s | 8 | 25 | 6.  |  | 15.Sviatlana Khakhlova |   Belarus | 29.41s |   | +1.10s | 2 | 20 | 7.  |  | 16.Hinkelien Schreuder |   Netherlands | 29.61s |   | +1.30s | 7 | 21 | 8.  |   
| Semi 2 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 1. Chang Gao |   China | 28.31s | CR |   | 4 | 18 | 1.  |  | 3. Sophie Edington |   Australia | 28.87s | Q | +0.56s | 2 | 20 | 2.  |  | 5. Antje Buschschulte |   Germany | 28.90s | Q | +0.59s | 3 | 26 | 3.  |  | 6. Janine Pietsch |   Germany | 28.93s | Q | +0.62s | 5 | 23 | 4.  |  | 7. Nam Eun Lee |   South Korea | 28.95s | Q | +0.64s | 1 | 16 | 5.  |  | 8. Hannah McLean |   New Zealand | 28.99s | Q | +0.68s | 6 | 24 | 6.  |  | 9. Louise Ornstedt |   Denmark | 29.03s |   | +0.72s | 7 | 20 | 7.  |  | 14.Fabiola Molina |   Brazil | 29.39s |   | +1.08s | 8 | 30 | 8.  |   
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| Heat 9 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 3. Janine Pietsch |   Germany | 28.95s | Q | +0.25s | 4 | 23 | 1.  |  | 4. Antje Buschschulte |   Germany | 28.99s | Q | +0.29s | 5 | 26 | 2.  |  | 8. Fabienne Nadarajah |   Austria | 29.14s | q | +0.44s | 6 | 20 | 3.  |  | 10.Louise Ornstedt |   Denmark | 29.23s | q | +0.53s | 3 | 20 | 4.  |  | 14.Sanja Jovanovic |   Croatia | 29.27s | q | +0.57s | 1 | 18 | 5.  |  | 15.Fabiola Molina |   Brazil | 29.40s | q | +0.70s | 7 | 30 | 6.  |  | 19.Iryna Amshennikova |   Ukraine | 29.59s |   | +0.89s | 2 | 19 | 7.  |  | 27.Gisela Morales |   Guatemala | 30.12s |   | +1.42s | 8 | 17 | 8.  |   
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| Heat 8 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 4. Giaan Rooney |   Australia | 28.99s | Q | +0.29s | 4 | 22 | 1.  |  | 7. Hannah McLean |   New Zealand | 29.06s | Q | +0.36s | 1 | 24 | 2.  |  | 9. Sophie Edington |   Australia | 29.22s | Q | +0.52s | 5 | 20 | 3.  |  | 10.Sviatlana Khakhlova |   Belarus | 29.23s | q | +0.53s | 7 | 20 | 4.  |  | 17.Hanae Ito |   Japan | 29.45s |   | +0.75s | 3 | 20 | 5.  |  | 18.Jennifer Carroll |   Canada | 29.55s |   | +0.85s | 6 | 24 | 6.  |  | 20.Yanyan Chen |   China | 29.63s |   | +0.93s | 2 | 20 | 7.  |  | 29.Aleksandra Putra |   France | 30.28s |   | +1.58s | 8 | 18 | 8.  |   
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| Heat 7 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 1. Chang Gao |   China | 28.70s | Q |   | 4 | 18 | 1.  |  | 2. Mai Nakamura |   Japan | 28.92s | Q | +0.22s | 5 | 26 | 2.  |  | 12.Hinkelien Schreuder |   Netherlands | 29.25s | q | +0.55s | 3 | 21 | 3.  |  | 13.Nam Eun Lee |   South Korea | 29.26s | Q | +0.56s | 1 | 16 | 4.  |  | 16.Erin Gammel |   Canada | 29.44s | q | +0.74s | 7 | 25 | 5.  |  | 21.Elena Gemo |   Italy | 29.65s |   | +0.95s | 6 | 18 | 6.  |  | 22.Kateryna Fesenko |   Ukraine | 29.68s |   | +0.98s | 8 | 17 | 7.  |  | 25.Ilona Hlavackova |   Czechia | 29.97s |   | +1.27s | 2 | 28 | 8.  |   
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| Heat 6 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 6. Elizabeth Coster |   New Zealand | 29.05s | q | +0.35s | 4 | 22 | 1.  |  | 23.Margaret Hoelzer |   United States | 29.71s |   | +1.01s | 1 | 22 | 2.  |  | 26.Katarzyna Staszak |   Poland | 30.11s |   | +1.41s | 7 | 18 | 3.  |  | 30.Petra Klosova |   Czechia | 30.34s |   | +1.64s | 8 | 19 | 4.  |  | 35.Jane Kaljonen |   Finland | 30.82s |   | +2.12s | 3 |   | 5.  |  | 36.Yu-Yeon Kim |   South Korea | 30.96s |   | +2.26s | 2 | 14 | 6.  |  | 37.Flavia Delaroli-Cazziolato |   Brazil | 30.99s |   | +2.29s | 5 | 21 | 7.  |  | 38.Chonlathorn Vorathamrong |   Thailand | 31.17s |   | +2.47s | 6 | 24 | 8.  |   
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| Heat 5 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 24.Anna Gostomelsky |   Israel | 29.79s |   | +1.09s | 2 | 24 | 1.  |  | 28.Jeri Moss |   United States | 30.16s |   | +1.46s | 4 |   | 2.  |  | 31.Kiera Aitken |   Bermuda | 30.36s |   | +1.66s | 3 | 21 | 3.  |  | 32.Hannah Wilson |   Hong Kong | 30.52s |   | +1.82s | 7 | 16 | 4.  |  | 33.Hanna-Maria Seppala |   Finland | 30.55s |   | +1.85s | 5 | 20 | 5.  |  | 39.Hiang Yuet Lynette Ng |   Singapore | 31.19s |   | +2.49s | 1 | 16 | 6.  |  | 40.Carolina Colorado Henao |   Colombia | 31.31s |   | +2.61s | 8 | 17 | 7.  |  | 41.Ting-Wei Lin |   Chinese Taipei | 31.63s |   | +2.93s | 6 |   | 8.  |   
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| Heat 4 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 34.Marilies Demal |   Austria | 30.70s |   | +2.00s | 4 | 15 | 1.  |  | 42.Lenient Obia |   Nigeria | 31.79s |   | +3.09s | 8 | 27 | 2.  |  | 43.Danit Kama |   Israel | 32.17s |   | +3.47s | 2 |   | 3.  |  | 44.Fatima Valderrama |   Peru | 32.38s |   | +3.68s | 6 |   | 4.  |  | 45.Khadija Ciss |   Senegal | 32.45s |   | +3.75s | 7 | 22 | 5.  |  | 46.Saida Iskandarova |   Uzbekistan | 32.47s |   | +3.77s | 3 | 25 | 6.  |  | 48.Mireille Hakimeh |   Syria | 32.79s |   | +4.09s | 1 | 14 | 7.  |  | 50.Laura Rodriguez |   Dominicana | 33.13s |   | +4.43s | 5 | 16 | 8.  |   
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| Heat 3 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 47.Nicole Marmol |   Ecuador | 32.63s |   | +3.93s | 6 | 15 | 1.  |  | 49.Cheok Mei Ma |   Macau | 32.93s |   | +4.23s | 4 | 16 | 2.  |  | 50.Imane Boulaamane |   Marocco | 33.13s |   | +4.43s | 8 | 16 | 3.  |  | 53.Jonay Briedenhann |   Namibia | 33.46s |   | +4.76s | 2 | 15 | 4.  |  | 54.Kiran Khan |   Pakistan | 33.61s |   | +4.91s | 1 | 15 | 5.  |  | 56.Jessica Vieira |   Mozambique | 34.09s |   | +5.39s | 7 | 13 | 6.  |  | 57.Weng I Kuan |   Macau | 34.11s |   | +5.41s | 3 | 15 | 7.  |  | 58.Ruyu Ruth Ho |   Singapore | 34.13s |   | +5.43s | 5 | 15 | 8.  |   
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| Heat 2 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 52.Ellen Hight |   Zambia | 33.22s |   | +4.52s | 6 | 24 | 1.  |  | 55.Prabha Madhavi Dharmadasa |   Sri Lanka | 33.73s |   | +5.03s | 5 | 14 | 2.  |  | 59.Rubab Raza |   Pakistan | 34.66s |   | +5.96s | 4 | 14 | 3.  |  | 60.Jakie Wellman |   Zambia | 34.74s |   | +6.04s | 2 | 17 | 4.  |  | 62.Mbolatiana Ramanisa |   Madagascar | 35.45s |   | +6.75s | 7 | 23 | 5.  |  | 63.Sussie Pineda |   Honduras | 35.46s |   | +6.76s | 3 |   | 6.  |   
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| Heat 1 09:30 |   | time |   | gap | L | Ag | Rk. |  | 61.Yelena Rojkova |   Turkmenistan | 35.33s |   | +6.63s | 4 | 16 | 1.  |  | 64.Debra Daniel |   FS Micronesia | 35.97s |   | +7.27s | 3 | 14 | 2.  |  | 65.Natasha Ratter |   Uganda | 37.89s |   | +9.19s | 5 | 14 | 3.  |   
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